Since Portuguese Tourbillon Mystere was launched in 2004, the number of its fans has kept increase as it is so intriguing, attractive and mysterious. It has golden proportions, unique glass and fantastic tourbillon escapement setting that creates an illusion that the refined case seems to rotate in a void while keeping good balance.

On the dial, the flyback date indicator with graduated scale is the real diva. It occupies near one quarter of the surface. As mentioned already, the date indicator will jump back to the first day of each month of 31 days once reaching the “31”.and In months that have less than 31 days, or if the watch has not been worn for some time, the date indicator can be advanced via the rapid adjustment function and springs back to the beginning place. No adjustment is needed.

The minute tourbillon takes the place of the small seconds and brings a mysterious touch to the timepieces. The function is performed by the steel cage of three stays that are arranged in a star shape. The tourbillon is composed of 91 parts and weighs 0.433. It is another eye-catcher on the dial as a “animated twelve”. This tourbillon rotates once every minute against the deep black background under part of the cage-and that is where people find it is very mysterious and intriguing. In addition, not like the previous model whose tourbillon was set in a plate segment with cylindrical grinding, this tourbillon is presented on a ring with mirror-finished inside and thus parts of the escapement are reflected again. So this tourbillon present a visual feast for admires.

The power reserve indicator appears at the right side of the dial , providing the remained power of the barrel.

IWC Purtuguese Tourbillon Mystere Retrograde has two variants: 18k red gold case a silver-plated dial and platinum case with ruthenium-black dial. The former is limited to 500 pieces, while the latter is limited to 250 pieces.

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This IWC presents a first (in my knowledge) complication for watches. This is the first perpetual calendar with a “big” date and month display. I really like how this looks on the face, having the two large display windows polarized horizontally on the dial. While it is easier for me to read the month as a three letter abbreviation, this style will be more convenient when you write out the date in the European style: “25/8/09,” as for us Americans, we will have to switch around the numbers in our head. While this Da Vinci Perpetual Calendar watch does not display the day of the week, if you aren’t aware of that, you’ve got other problems. Instead, there is a tastefully small leap year indicator at 6 o’clock, and a full 12 hour chronograph to satisfy you. The chronograph combines both the hours and minute counter into one dial (with two hands) in the 12 o’clock position. This is one of the most simple looking, complex watches out there.

The watch comes in a limited edition of 500 with pieces in 18k rose gold or platinum. The newer Da Vinci style tonneau case measures 44mm wide by 16mm tall. This watch has an automatic in-house IWC caliber 89800 movement that has 474 parts (very complex) and a massive power reserve of 68 hours. Knowing this will help you justify the price of this beautiful IWC watch, which is likely to be $40,000 plus.